The van der Waals energy of atomic systems near absorbing and dispersing bodies
arXiv:quant-ph/0303152 · doi:10.1088/1464-4266/6/3/020
Abstract
Within the frame of macroscopic quantum electrodynamics in causal media, the van der Waals interaction between an atomic system and an arbitrary arrangement of dispersing and absorbing dielectric bodies including metals is studied. It is shown that the minimal-coupling scheme and the multipolar-coupling scheme lead to essentially the same formula for the van der Waals potential. As an application, the vdW potential of an atom in the presence of a sphere is derived. Closed expressions for the long-distance (retardation) and short-distance (non-retardation) limits are given, and the effect of material absorption is discussed.
arXiv comment13 pages, 1 figure, RevTex, minor correction in Sec. III.1 (see erratum)
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